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Meet The Mushers: Eric Rogers

By oddJoe ⋅ December 17, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Oh, this doesn’t sound very good. Eric, a native Californian, moved to Alaska after a childhood of “reading Jack London, watching Sgt. Preston and dreaming of the North Country.” After a life that included a stint in the Air Force, a PhD in theoretical particle physics, and jobs in the oil industry, he finally moved […]

Meet The Mushers: Mitch Seavey

By oddJoe ⋅ December 16, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Mitch is a former Iditarod champion, winning The Last Great Race in 2004. He entered his first race in 1982 and has run in every Iditarod since 1995. Mitch was born in Minnesota and moved to Alaska in 1963. His dad ran the race in 1973 and now Mitch has passed his enthusiasm for braving […]

Meet The Mushers: Tim Forbus

By oddJoe ⋅ December 16, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

On the official Iditarod Web site, Tim is listed as a rookie, but I beg to disagree. He withdrew before starting in 2004, but he’s living his dream and that’s farther along than anyone I know. Tim was an Air Force brat who lived in Alaska as a child before having to move away. He […]

Meet The Mushers: Martin Buser

By oddJoe ⋅ December 16, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

You can call Martin “The Swiss Rocket.” This four-time Iditarod Trail Race champion holds the current record for fastest winning time of eight days, twenty two hours, forty six minutes and two seconds. The Rocket, er, Martin, was born in Winterthur, Switzerland, and came to Alaska in 1979. He took part in his first Iditarod […]

Meet The Mushers: Kim Kittredge

By oddJoe ⋅ December 15, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

An East Coast transplant, Kim was born in Maine and lived in Massachusetts before coming to Alaska in 1992. This is his first Iditarod Trail Race, though he is an avid outdoorsman who has scaled Denali three times. Kim has also taken part in human powered races and the Fireweed 400 bicycle race. He also […]

Meet The Mushers: Ed Iten

By oddJoe ⋅ December 13, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Thirty four minutes. That’s all that separated our man Ed from Robert Sorlie and first place in last year’s Iditarod Trail Race, just half of an hour. So, so close, Ed. But he’s back this year and ready to make up those precious few minutes. Ed was born in Alaska, raised in Minnesota, and returned […]

Meet The Mushers: Ramey Smyth

By oddJoe ⋅ December 12, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Ramey is an honest-to-God native of Alaska. (I bet he looks down on all those transplants from the lower 48.) Both his father and mother were mushers so the sport is in his blood (along with some stout whiskey, I bet). Ramey mushes for the Chugach Express Racing Team, sponsored by Chugach Express Tours. If […]

Meet The Mushers: Jessie Royer

By oddJoe ⋅ December 12, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Jesse is one tough cookie. Oh, she might not appreciate me calling her “cookie” and hunt me down and skin me like a beaver or some other small woodland creature one might hunt down and skin. Let’s say she’s all woman, and she’s 29 and single to boot. (Prrr! Oh, she might not appreciate that […]

Meet The Mushers: Ken Anderson

By oddJoe ⋅ December 5, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Ken is originally from Minnesota and moved to Alaska in 1993. That same year, the North Stars packed their bags and moved to Dallas. Coincidence? Ken is a veteran musher who has raced the Iditarod Trail five times. His best finish came in 2003 when he placed 5th with a time of 10 days, six […]

Meet The Mushers: Doug Swingley

By oddJoe ⋅ December 5, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

Okay, earlier I proclaimed Jeff King to be a living, breathing God, and make no bones about it he is good. But Doug, sorry, Mr. Swingley, is a legend who transcends the sport. Mr. Swingley is a four-time Iditarod champion, having won the race in 1995 and then three straight years begining in 1999. (Hear […]

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